Plants

PLANTS OF GOR

Arctic Flora:
There are roughly 240 types of plants that grow in the arctic area, within five hundred pasangs of the north pole. Of these plants, none are poisonous or have thorns. They found no need to develop the defenses necessary to many southern plants.
Beasts of Gor pg 196

Blue Short Grass:
a powder made of this grass once dried and crushed is used as an analgesic. It grows beneath the water falls.
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Brak Bush:
a shrub whose leaves have a purgative effect when chewed; traditionally, branches of it are nailed to house doors during the Waiting Hand to discourage the entry of bad luck into the house for the New Year.
Assassin of Gor pg 211

Carpet Plant:
a plant of the rain forest area inland of Schendi, having tendrils that are sometimes used as a source of
drinking water
Explorers of Gor pg 96

Clover:
plant on Gor similar to the Earth plant of the same name.
Nomads of Gor pg 96

Cocoa Tree:
from Earth in an early acquistion trip, grown in the Southern Tropical areas
Kajira of Gor pg 61

Dina:
a small, short-stemmed flower indigenous to hillsides; sometimes called the 'slave flower', it is often used as a design for slave brands; sometimes used as a slave name.
Slave Girl of Gor pgs 61-62

Fan Palm:
found in the jungles of Schendi more than 20 feet high which spreads it's leaves in the form of an opened fan; an excellent source of water; as much as a liter at the base of each leaf's cupped stem.
Explorers of Gor pg 310

Fern:
plant on Gor similar to the Earth plant of the same name.
Nomads of Gor pg

Festal:
a type of shrubbery that grows in the Vosk delta and likely elsewhere
Vagabonds of Gor pg 339

Flahdah:
a tree of the Tahari having lanceolate leaves; the trunk leans, like that of a palm tree
Tribesman of Gor pg 72

Flaminium:
a largish scarlet flower having 5 petals
Hunters of Gor pg 154

Flower Trees:
grown in Turia, they have lovely, dangling loops of interwoven blossoms which hang from the curved branches of the tree. The clusters of flowers which; cluster upon cluster, grace hanging stems, are a bouquet in itself, for the trees are so bred that the clustered flowers emerge in subtle, delicate patterns of shades and hues.
Nomads of Gor pg 217

Hogarthe Trees:
trees with white-barked with shimmering green leaves, that stand about fifty feet tall and are common in the vicinity of water in the Barrens. Their shape is reminiscent of Earth poplar trees.
Blood Brothers of Gor pg 300

Ka-la-na:
a tree with very strong yellow wood, used for making bows.
Raiders of Gor pg 19, Nomads of Gor pg 217

Kanda Shrub:
A shrub of the Gorean desert; a lethal poison can be extracted from its roots while chewing the leaves has an addictive narcotic.
Priest Kings of Gor pg 24, Nomads of Gor pg 43

Kes:
shrubs of the desert
Priest Kings of Gor 45

Leech Plant:
a hemovorous plant that fastens two hollow, fang-like thorns into its victim, through which it can suck the blood that nourishes it
Outlaw of Gor pg 33

"Once I shouted in pain. Two fangs had struck into my calf. An ost, I thought! But the
fangs held fast, and I heard the popping, sucking sound of the bladder like seedpods of
   a leech plant, as they expanded and contracted like small ugly lungs. I reached down
and jerked the plant from the soil at the side of the road. It writhed in my hand like a
   snake, its pods gasping. I jerked the two fanglike thorns from my leg. The leech plant
strikes like a cobra, and fastens two hollow thorns into its victim. The chemical
    responses of the bladder like pods produce a mechanical pumping action, and the
   blood is sucked into the plant to nourish it. As I tore the thing from my leg, glad that
     the sting had not been that of the venomous ost, the three hurtling moons of Gor broke
     from the dark cover of the clouds. I held the quivering plant up. Then I twisted it apart.
Already my blood, black in the silvery night, mixed with the juices of the plant, stained
     the stem even to the roots. In a matter of perhaps two or three seconds, it had drawn
    perhaps a gill of liquid. With a shudder I hurled the loathsome plant away from the
     road. Normally such plants are cleared away from the sides of the roads and from
   inhabited areas. They are primarily dangerous to children and small animals, but a
    grown man who might lose his footing among them would not be likely to survive."

                   ---Outlaw of Gor, page 33

Liana Vine:
a rain forest plant which can be used as a source of drinking water
Explorers of Gor pg 310

Needle Tree:
a tree of the Thentis region, whose oil is used in perfumes
Raiders of Gor pg 141

Palm Trees:
More than 1500 varieties of palm trees exist in the rainforest one of which is the Fan Palm more than 20 ft high and spreads it leaves in the form of a an opened fan it is an excellent source of pure water as much as one liter of water being found almost as though cupped at the base of each leaf's stem.
Explorers of Gor pg 310

Pod Tree:
a tree in the rainforests and its inner bark is used to make bark cloth.
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Rainforest(canopies zone):
zone in rainforest that ranges from 60 to 125 Gorean feet above the jungle floor. This is the fantastic green cover which constitutes the main ceiling of the jungle. It is inhabited by an incredible number of birds, monkeys, reptiles, and insects.
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Rainforest(emergent zone):
an ecological level of the rainforest 125 to 200 gorean feet above the jungle floor. In this highest level, the trees have thrust above the canopies below them. Mainly birds, particularly parrots, long-billed fleers, and needle-tailed lits inhabit this zone.
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Rainforest(ground zone):
the 'undergrowth' of the rainforest. Extending from the ground to the lower canopies, this ecological zone is home to species of birds, snakes and insects. Many small animals, such as the giani, jit monkeys and four toed leaf urts are found in this zone as well. On the floor itself are marsupials, tarsk, twenty kinds of single-horned tabuk, and jungle larls and panthers.
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Rence:
a water plant, the grain is eaten and the stems harvested and pressed into paper or woven into cloth.
Nomads of Gor pg 49

Rep:
white fiborous matter, found in the seed pods of a small reddish, woody bush
Raiders of Gor pgs 10-11

Sa-Tarna:
A staple crop, grain used mostly for making of breads
Tarnsman of Gor pg 34

Sim:
a vine like plant with huge rolling leaves raised in pasture chambers of the nest.
Priest Kings of Gor pg 214

Sip Root:
a bitter root whose extract is the active ingredient in slave wine
Blood Brothers of Gor pg 319, Beasts of Gor pgs 124-125

Talender:
delicate, yellow petaled meadow flower, symbolic of feminine love and beauty; a crown of talendars is often worn by a free woman during the Companionship ceremony; worn in a slave girl's hair, it is a silent plea for her to be raped
Outlaws of Gor pg 131, Raiders of Gor pgs 216-217, Hunters of Gor pg 65

Telekint:
a plant of the Tahari; its roots, mashed and mixed with water, provide a red dye
Tribesman of Gor pg 83

Tem:
a tree which produces a black wood that is very strong; ebony.
Raiders of Gor pg 141, Nomads of Gor pg 217

Teriotrope:
a colorful and fragrant flower.
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Tes:
shrub found in the marshes of the Delta Vosk
Vagabonds of Gor pg 339

Teslik:
a plant whose extract is the active ingredient in breeding wine
BloodBrother of Gor pg 320

Tor Shrub:
shrub, has various other names but this name translates as "bright shrub" or "shrub of light." It has abundant bright flowers, either yellow or white. It blooms in the fall and does not grow higher than a man's waist. It can be found in the Vosk delta and elsewhere.
Vagabonds of Gor pg 339, Renegades of Gor pg 339

Tospit Bush:
shrub that grows in patches in the Western Cartius Valleys
Nomads of Gor pg 59

Tur:
a reddish tree having a large trunk
Nomads of Gor pg 217, Captive of Gor pg 130, Raiders of Gor pg 141

Turl Bush:
bush used by the red savages to waterproof hides.
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Tur-Pah:
an edible tree parasite with curly, red, ovate leaves; grows on the tur tree; a main ingredient in sullage
Nomads of Gor pg 217

Vangis:
type of produce sold at market; detailed description unavailable.
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Veminium:
a bluish wild flower commonly found on the lower ranges of the Thentis mountains; used in perfumes
Tribesman of Gor pgs 50-51

Veminium(desert):
small, purplish flower found in the Tahari; used in perfumes
Tribesman of Gor pg 51

Verr Grass:
a type of common grass on Gor.
Tribesman of Gor pgs 71-72

Violet Grass:
patches of stalky grass, one of several hues used in pleasure gardens of Turia.
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